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CHOICE, CURIOUS, AND COMPLETE COLLECTION 



ENIGMAS, ANAGRAMS, CHARADES, SQUARE WORDS, PICTURE 

CHARADES, ILLUSTRATED REBUSES, PROBLEMS, PUZZLES, 

CRYPTOGRAPHS, RIDDLES, CONUNDRUMS, META- 

GRAMS, ACROSTICS. PICTURE PROBLEMS, 

TRANSPOSITIONS, ETC., ETC. 



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ENIGMAS, ANAGRAMS, CHARADES, SQUARE WOTtDS, PICTURE 
CHARADES, ILLUSTRATED REBUSES, PROBLEMS, PUZ- 
ZLES, CRYPTOGRAPHS, RIDDLES, CONUNDRUMS, 
METAGRAMS, ACROSTICS, PICTURE PRO- 
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WITH TWEOTY-SIX ILLUSTRATIONS. 



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1. Enigma— 78 Letters. 

8, 24, 50, 66, is a vegetable, and is covered by 71, 41, 46. 

60, 12 62, 7, is a soft substance. 

68, 57, 76, 5, is nothing, but take 22 from it and it is something. 

36, 59, 23, is an animal, but add 4&, 52, 73, to it, and it becomes the 

stem of a plant which grows in India. 
14, 63, 56, 3, is a number, but add 71, 54, 31, 37, to it, and it becomes a 

play. 
16, 72, 25, 64, 19, is on every farm, but add 6, 70, 37. 37, to it, and every 

farm would be without it. 

37, 1, 55, 34, 75, is in every house, and is sometimes 20, 13, 49, 69, and 

sometimes 44, 15, 11. 
2, 35, 65, 51, 53, is what we all have but never see. 
27, 48, 78, comes in winter, but add 29, 50, 32, 74, to it, and it becomes 

a country. 
4, 10, 17, is an animal, but acid 28, 49, 33, 26. 45 to it, and it becomes a 

man in ancient history. 
21, 30, 9, is what we all have, but add 38, 77, 18, 61, to it, and it is 

painful. 
58, 67, 39, is a tree, but add 47 to it, and it will burn, but add 42, 6, 40, 

to that, and it becomes an insect. 
The whole is an anticipated event, interesting to all Americans. 

2, Anagrams, 

a. Our sober pets. e. 0, ten cats purr, 7i. Tenant's lime. 

b. Sat round. /. Facing sin in it. i. So poet's harp. 

c. Counted in. g. Never, Sal. j. In fact, I got air. 

d. Patient line. 

3* Ciaarade, 

My Jlrst makes my second, and my whole is held on my Jirst and second; 
my Jirst is worshipped, and my whole conduces to worship. 

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4. Square Word, 

Our first was a poet both witty and sad ; 
Then a painter who for wife an authoress had ; 
Our third by our second was constantly used ; 
O'er oxa fourth bent our^rs* as he pensively mused. 
5. Picture Charade. 




G. Decapitation. 

Entire, I am a troublesome animal ; behead me and I am a river ; 
again behead, and I am of service ; again, and I can witness ; once 
again and I am part of a poem. 

7. A Menagerie. 
From insects who can sting at will, 
Take head and tail, and you will still 

Have one more deadly than the first ; 
While if a bird you likewise treat, 
An oft-told prayer you may repeat, 

Which low from burdened heart hath burst. 

An animal we next dissect 

In the same way, and now expect 

A goddess from his side to rise ; 
But other animals will form 
A portion of the human frame, 

Not valued for its giant size. 

Next find a bird, whose brain could plan 
A great cathedral's mighty span, 

And shell, whose name can well express 

An adjunct of the palmer's dress ; 
And last those animals we choose, 
Who, headless have no w T armth to lose. 



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8. Scriptural Square Word. 

Whole, I am the name of a noted shepherd ; behead me and add a 
final letter, and I become a city of the Moabites ; behead the second 
word and add a final letter, and I become a people distinguished for 
skill as bowmen ; behead the third word, and add a final letter, and I 
become an animal frequently mentioned in the Bible. 

9. Illustrated Rebus* 



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lO. Cross Word Fnig-sua. 

My first is in man. but not in boy, 
My second is in elate, but not in joy ; 
My third is in early, but not in late ; 
Mj fourth is in Sarah, but not in Kate ; 
My fifth is in wheel, but not in band, 
My whole is a species of low land. 

11. Miscellaneous Enigma. 

I am composed of 44 letters : 
My 22, 11, 30, 31, 19 is the name of an editor. 
My 41, 21, 5, 16 is a shelf ornament. 

My 8, 3, 4, 39, 5, 43, 14, 10, 42 is one of the Southern States. 
My 1, 7, 5, 15 is employment. 
My 29, 39, 36, 34, 33 is not bundensome. 
My 9, 37, 26, 17, 23, 31 is to vacillate. 
My 20, 4, 44, 32, 39. 40, 7, 13, 28 is to buy and sell at fairs. 
My 2, 24, 12 is fiery'. 

My 6, 24, 38 is a tray for carrying brick. 
My 18, 35, 19, 20, 14 is a quadruped. 
My 25, 43, 5, 27 is an animal that lives in water. 

My whole is a part of one of the Ten Commandments. 



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12. Problem. 

_ Determine, by equations of the second degree, the sides of two dis- 
similar triangles, each containing an area of 5 acres, each having a 
perimeter of 200 rods, and each having the rectangle contained by one 
of its sides and a line 20 rods in length, equal to the rectangle contained 
by the other two. 

13. Illustrated Rebus. 




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14. Puzzle. 

I have five letters. 1 begin as crooked as an S. My second is a nut ; 
my third was known from the beginning of letters. These three make 
a Gbrman watering-place, to which I come, and, with my last, make suf- 
fering. My whole is a once great nation. What was it ? 
15. Biblical Enigma— 58 Letters. 

12, 6, 30, 51, 9, 27, 1, 15, a kino mentioned in Second Chronicles. 

41, 23, 54, 55, 40, 58, 57, 3, 42, 38, 18, 31, one of the Seven Churches of 

14, 16, 45, 4 ; 5, 20, 28, 56, what God wishes us to be. 
49, 48, 25, 47, 22, 8 was killed by a nail being driven into his temple. 
5, 11, 7, 33 1, 38, one who prophesied the destruction of Jerusalem. 
29, 23, 43, 28, 33, 40, 19, boasted himself to be somebody. 

35, 2, 34, 26, 16, 19, to whom Paul said, "Thou art a child of the devil." 

36, 24, 15, 10, 44, 23, 47, 11, 25, whose mother was a Jewess, and whose 

father a Greek. 

13, 28, 12, 53, 16. 52, 30, 39, 22, is what we know God is. 
16, 50, 31, 37, 5, 21, 46, 38, a city of Benjamin. 

26 8, 32, 51, 31, 38, is the father of 19, 16, 15, 25, 13, 17. 
My whole is a verse in Ecclesiastes. 



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16, Crytograpli. 

Sexcj hp dvcaw get ass vcgeto_kj 
Lc gam gafc hkr sexcj jkusegc, 
Ato ocuavwetd scaxc ne^eto kj 
Phhwjvvcuj ht wgc jatoj hp wegc. 

17. Concealed Names of F3 ewers and Geiiis. 

a Forever, serene saint ! smile upon me. 

b. She left the broccoli lying in a pan of ice water. 

c. Dear brother Levi, let me go with you to the forest ! 

d. Our cousin Ada is young and charmingly beautiful. 

e. Lorenzo palliated his sufferings with opium. 
/ The dozen barrels of sugar netted $250. 

g. Yes, 'tis true, Lydia ; Monday will be my wedding-day. 

//. You must get up early, to-morrow, Tom, if you want to go fishing. 

18. Charades. 

a. My w7wle, who was also my second, soon made my first like himself. 

b. My second climbed a tree to pluck my first and drank my ivhole, 
but failed to quench his thirst. 

19. Kiddle. 

What is it that so often proves 

The basis of your thought ? 
A thousand things you think of now, 

Will then be all forgot. 

It is the prisoner's strongest hope, 

The sinner's greatest dread, 
The time when God shall blow the trump, 

And bring to life the dead. 

We each have one. 'Twas never seen, 

And no two are the same. 
Now, gentle reader, with these hints 

You'll surely tell my name. 

20* Anagrams, 

a. Ravine near it. e. I see a worm. h. Stir in temper. 

b. Treat five men. /. I grant reins. *. None in class. 

c. Permeable tin. g. Mag's nation. /. Men find 1 die. 

d. Dress up, Ri. 



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21. Geographical Rebus. 




22. Numerical Enigma. 

I am composed of 13 letters : 
My 1, 4, 13 is an article of commerce. 
My 5, 4, 8 is a conveyance. 
My 1, 2, 12 is an agricultural implement. 
My 7, 3, 4, 5, 6 is a girl's name. 
My 8, 9, 10, 11 is a kind of dance. 

My whole is a man's name with which we are all familiar, 

23* Alphabetical Arithmetic. 

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RSE 
ROL 



OLO 
OFA 



SE 
34. Anagram, 

A wrod tifly noksep si kile saplep fo logd ni trucspie fo visler. 



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25. Uterary Enigma— 128 Letters. 

3, 25, 18, 62, 52, 67, 15, 40, 59, 98, 44, 121, one of Dickens' works. 

32, 33, 111, 112, 110, 46, 6, an American poet. 

5, 24, 56, 58, 52, 70, 13, a character in " Hamlet." 

18. 61, 34, 66, 16, 11, 64, 63, a pseudonym of an English novelist. 

66, 75, 24, 21, 30, 39, 20, 35, 23, 55, 8, a character in Fielding's " History 

of a Foundling." 
78, 42, 53, 46, 2, 95, 48, 12, 19, 14, 1, 10, 29, 117, the nom deplume of an 

American authoress. 
9, 83, 4, 41, 118, 27, an English historian. 
68, 72, 24, a character in " Great Expectations. 
56, 72, 69, 31, 76, 51, 79, 116, a poem by Longfellow. 
101, 107, 60, 57, 106, 102, 83, 22, 47, a distinguished American novelist. 
13, 26, 46, 61, 86, 94, 100, 66, 107, 75, 70, 37, 99, 98, a poem by Coleridge. 
46, 65, 54, 45, 80, 17, 13, 88, 123, 93, 66, a novel by Smollett. 
91, 81, 124, 105, 84, a character in "Dombey & Son." 
15, 49, 66, 38, 50, 108, 127, 87, 71, 89, 90, a Greek orator. 
11, 16, 43, 73, 104, 112, 113, 92, a work by Dr. Johnson. 
85, 76, 111, 109, 119, 59, 103, 46, 113, 122, 128, a distinguished poet and 

novelist. 
23, 58, 28, 27, 14, 15, 12, 48, 5, 74, 57, 56, 47, 114, 53, 25, 62, 32, a title 

bestowed of King Henry VIII. by Leo X. 
117, 125, 66, 76, 115, a French novelist. 
96, 70, 75, 85, 69, 112, 88, 87, 42, 11, 21, 112, 27, 72, 126, 127, author of 

" History of the World." 
7, 97, 48, 6, 35, 36, a character in " David Copperfield.' , 
7, 12, 13, 82, 108, 44, 17, 77, 112, 120, 22, 38, 85, a popular poem. 
The whole is a stanza from a poem by Shelley. 
26. Charade. 
Job longed for my first to engrave his words, 

And Abraham carried my second 
When taking his son to be sacrificed 
Where the angel of God had beckoned. 

A king of Judah made use of my whole , 

Ere putting a roll in the fire, 
Destroying, in anger, a prophecy 
Which was spoken by Jeremiah. 
27. Puzzle. 
I am a word of five letters : My third is one-tenth of the fifth. My 
fifth is one-half of the first. My second and fourth stands for yourself. 
The whole is what I hope you all are. 



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28. Conundrum. 




" Please, ma'am, do you want your sidewalk shovelled ? ' 
Why is this boy like silence ? 



29. Anagrams 

a. Hull ; Vine St. e. 

b. Molbent. /. 

c. To tell Rick. g. 

d. Veer, star. h, 



Cities in 

See, all song 
Take Sail. 
1'11-fed chit. 
Sore grub. 



the United States. 

i. ; Men, go try Mo. 
j. Rest, Copt 



k. I very small. 
I. Queer Matt. 



30. Cross Word Enigma* 

My first is in cold but not in warm : 
My second is in iron but not in lead ; 
My third is in black but not in white ; 
My fourth is in flour but not in meal ; 
My fifth is in April but not in May ; 
My sixth is in ocean but not in shore ; 
My seventh is in old but not in young. 
My eighth is in four but not in five ; 
My whole is one of the Territories of the United States. 

31. Problem. 

A certain triangular tract of land contains in area 112 acres and 64 
perches ; and the three sides thereof are in proportion to each other as 
13 is to 20 and to 21. What is the* true length of each of its three re- 
spective sides ? 



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32. Illustrated Rebus* 



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33. Metagram. 

I am composed of four letters, and am a division of the earth. 
Change my first, I signify a modified sound. 
Change it again, I am a synonym of solitary. 
Change it again, I am used for sharpening edged tools. 
Change it again, I signify departing. 
Change it again, I am solid body, shaped as a sugar-loaf. 

34* Double Acrostic. 

In medicine a valuable plant, 

One who believes all Scripture is cant ; 

Part of a house is now brought in view, 

The next has sent grief to not a few. 

A drink famed as the Englishman's joy, 

A. metal often used to destroy ; 

Here is where knights their prowess display, 

This one their orders is bound to obey ; 

For this there are thanks on every hand, 

When my next spreads dryness over the land. 

Next rises a curtain of any hue, 

A science instructive and pleasing, too ; 

A well-known plant will this bring to light, 

With this weapon birds are won't to fight. 
The initials and finals, two poets, whose lays 
Have gained for each an endless praise. 

35. Decapitation. 

I am a word of one syllable, and one of the principal necessaries of 
man's life ; behead me, and I am indispensable to all life ; behead me 
again, and I am an act indispensable to animal life. 



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36% Puzzle* 


Make sense of the following letters : 


CENSE 


EMF OM 


S I P E I 


S NRCT 


ADENL 


R1SEL 


Y S AT A 



37* Enigma* 

I am composed of (> letters : 

Cut off my head and I form a portion of this republic. 

Drop my two next letters and I am something we did yesterday. 

My 5, 6, 4, is a beverage. 

My 1, 4, 2, 3, is a point of the compass. 

My 3, 4, 2, 5, 1, is an intellectual relish 

My 2, 6, 4, is a body of water. 

My 2, 4, 3, 1, means to satisfy. 
My whole is something all are willing to possess* 

38. Picture Charade* 




SHAKESPEARE'S WIPE. 



CELEBRATED NURSE, 



39. Conundrums. 

a. What is the nearest thing to a cat looking out of a window ? 
h. Why are wheat and potatoes like Chinese idols ? 

c. Why is chloroform like Mendelssohn ? 

d. When is a lady's cheek not a cheek 1 

e. Why should a teetotaller refrain from marrying ? 



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40. Conundrum, 

What two geographical young ladies of the United States require the 



services of a dentist, and why ? 

41. Word Squares* 



I. 

Extended, a well-known 

plant and its fruit. 
Vegetable production, 
A thrust. 
To penetrate. 



II. 

To emit rays. 
To relieve. 
A country. 
To design. 



HI. 

A general term for the 

feathered kind. 
A conception. 
A quantity of paper. 
A mistress of a family. 



42* Illustrated Rebus. 




43. Scriptural Acrostic* 

The initials of the following names form a request of the Apostles 
A wild man. 
A mighty hunter. 
The shepherd of God. 
The ruler of the half of Jerusalem. 
Who broke his neck by a fall 1 
Who built an ivory house ? 
Who fought with an oxgoad 1 
Who used a pulpit made of wood ? 
Who slept on an iron bedstead I 
Who was slain for touching the ark ? 
What rock kept six hundred men ? 
A governor of Judea. 
Who was as light of foot as a wild roe 1 
Whose spear-head weighed six hundred shekels of brass 1 
What king made presents to David ? 
At whose request did the shadow on the dial turn back 1 



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44. ESuried Cities. 

a. I shot the fox for Dan. e. Did Hetty receive an answer ? 

b. During the gale Nate was hurt. / They encamped in a valley. 

c. Do not nap lest they catch you. g. He got the best one of all. 

d. The dove rose up and flew. h. Tell him what Roy said. 

45. Biographical Knag-ma. 

I am composed of 85 letters : 
My 46, 13, 2, 5, 73, 25, 46, 4, 14, 34, 22, 3, 16, 44 42, 43, 41, 8, 14, 22, 

50 was a celebrated English poet. 
My 1, 53, 56, 26, 20, 58, 10,158, 17, 41, 65, 65, 61, 12, 79, 68 is a famous 

minister in New York. 
My 84, 21, 21, 15, 34, 84, 66, 37, 44, 47, 6, 7, 58, 49, 5, 17, 19 is an Amer- 
ican novelist. 
My 9, 29, 33, 33. 9, 85, 14, 56 is noted for her lively sketches. 
My 78, 55, 37, 24, 18, 60 was a Persian queen. 
My 37, 67, 61, 14, 55, 23, 85, 37 was an Anthenian philosopher. 
My 73, 68, 39, 45, 27 was one of the nominees for president. 
My 37, 29, 68, 29, 28, 37, 78, 57, 57, 67, 45, 37 was an English actress. 
My 21, 77, 54, 31, 44, 56 was an English poet. 
My 31, 32, 74, 38, 35, 37, 38, 74, 74, 68, 84 was a distinguished Irish 

poet. 
My 52, 74, 68, 39, 61, 79, 76, 68, 42, 42, 66, 36 was an editor in New 

York City. 
My 68, 67, 37, 55, 41, 74, 45, 59, 42, 47, 68 is a French artist. 
My 55, 66, 77, 61, 13, 61, 55, 5, 66, 40 was an American poetess. 
My 50, 65, 54, 54, 46, 58, 72, 45, 45, was a favorite of King Charles the 

Second. 
My 48, 74, 48, 79 was an English poet. 
My 5, 4, 41, 42, 68, 51, 41, 47, 68, 56, 37 was a Scotch poet. 
My 62, 74, 38, 79, 68 was a Grecian poet. 
My 63, 58, 65, 65, 69 was a member of the Tammany ring. 
My 70, 64, 67, 38, 55, 37, 71, 74, 74, 75 was the author of " The Song 

of the Shirt." 
My 81, 55, 68, 68, 78, 79, 80, 41, 65, 65, 61, 83, 65, 5, 37, 82, 74, 58, 25 

is an American authoress. 
My whole is a Bible command. 

4G. Syncopation. 

Syncopate a halter, and get part of the face ; neat, and get a tribe ; a 
vision and get a measure ; a fashion, and get reputation. 



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47. Arithmetical Puzzle. 

Express exactly one hundred with four figure nines. 

48. A Literary ICnigfma, taken from Longfellow's Works 
—113 Letters. 

52, 19, 14, 22, 42, 113. 60, 2, a village spoken of in £: Evangeline." 

18, 9, 70. 25, 88, 37, 46, 81, 27, 69, one of his earlier poems. 

47, 95, 108, 64, 68, 98, translated from the French. 

33, 79, 46, 72, 89, 75, 64, 58, 38, 23, 65, 92, 64, 99, 52, 55, 71, 29, 84, 106, 
90, on whose tomb the birds were feasted. 

57, 105, 43, 41, 87. 8, 102, 104, 49, 73, 13, 56, 80, 34, 87, 28, a character 
in the "Golden Legend. ' 

87, 30, 19, 112, 6Q, 82, 50, 85, 40, 75, 37, 96, 26, 51, is what "he " said. 

16, 98, 77, 63, 21, 94, a king who bequeathed his drinking-horn to the 
monks of Oovland. 

Ill, 69, 91, 102, 67, 50, 74, 58, a character in the " Spanish Student " 

25, 45, 4, 57, 76, 39^54, 17, 107, 12, 112, 110, a character in the " Hia- 
watha." 

6, 78, 62, 61, 25. 31, 44, 98, 5, 83, 53, 3, 59, 109, 11, 100, 15, a poem. 

87, 36, 50, 10, 43. 86, 10, 93, 97, " he the sweetest of musicians." 

28, 98 80, 52, 58, 1, 79, 103, the hero of one of the " Tales of a Wayside 
Inn." 

32, 83, 4, 60, 101, 48, 73, 51, 109, 20, 24, 35, 40, 100, 23, 98, 61, 7, a name 
mentioned in " The Courtship of Miles Standish." 
The whole is a quotation from "The Courtship of Miles Standish." 

49. Illustrated Proverb* 




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50. Equivocal Words. 

a. To entrust — to send to jail — to perform an act. 

b. A sort of dictionary — an agreement, 

c. Part of a bird— the harvest — to cut the hair. 

d. A bird — a bird's song — an implement. 

e: A suggestion — a clew — a braid of hair — a sporting implement. 
/. A shell-fish — a weed. 

g. A tender relation — a bank — as a prefix it impairs age, depopulates a 
nation, and denaturalizes -'his mother's 'hope." 

51. Numerical Esiigma. 

I am composed of 43 letters : 

My 10, 35, 8, 19, 17, 5, 13, 36, 41 is a small mass of falling ice. 

My 4, 7, 9, 16, 11, 31, 14, 40, 8, 39, 27 is one of the twelve signs. 

My 20, 25, 3, 24, 34, 32, 12 is one who sharpens tools. 

Mv 2, 21, 30, 26 is an animal. 

My 37, 12, 3, 42, 38, 32, 6 is a table or bench. 

My 28, 29, 33, 43 is an army. 

My 23, 1, 26, 18, 15, 22 is constant. 
My whole is a proverb worth remembering. 

52. I>o Hovl Know Me? 

I was with Adam in Paradise before the fall, but as far as possible, 
avoided his wife Eve. When they were expelled from the seat of inno- 
cence and happiness, I remained behind for ages in the garden of Eden. 
I took the lead in their punishment for disobedience, and was first in 
their deliverance. Also I was with the Israelites during their Exodus 
into the Wilderness. I attended David while he was a shepherd and 
when on his throne ; but was a stranger to Goliath, King Solomon and 
all his glory. I was once in Chaldea, but had no connection with astrol- 
ogers, soothsayers, magicians, sorcerers, nor Egyptians. History re- 
cords no kingdom in the East where 1 have not been, though 1 never 
visited any of their cities. I have since been in Denmark, Holland, 
Sweden, Poland, Finland, Lapland, England, Scotland, and Ireland, but 
did not enter into the mountainous principalities of Wales. I was always 
to be found with children, but shunned the society of men and woman. 
No lady refuses me entrance into her boudoir, though she will not allow 
me admittance to her sleeping-room. Without my aid she may be 
comely but not handsome, coy but not modest, polite but not delicate. 
Without me the fair sex would not find delight, though I myself was 
never in a joyful state. I shall never enter your home, but when you 
lie upon your death-bed, I shall be with you from first to last, though 
i shall not follow you to the grave. 



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53. Pi. 

Rou prenautiot spended lyregat noup eth hecoic fo oru napinmosco. 

54. Picture Charade. 




55. Cross Word. 

My first is in draw but not in haul, 
My next is in short but not in tall ; 
My third is in strong but not in weak ; 
My fourth is in find but not in seek; 
My fifth is in blanket but not in sheet; 
My sixth is in bitter but not in sweet ; 
My seventh is in friend but not in foe ; 
My eighth is in come but not in go ; 
My whole is a graceful plant, I ween, 
On the cottage porch 'tis often seen. 



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56. Hour-Glass Puzzle. 

Tiie centre letters, read downwards, name a city in the State of New 
York. 

a. Divided. d. A pronoun. g. A flower. 

b. A demagogue, e. A vowel. h. To change. 
e. A relative. /. A serpent. i. Humage. 

5T. Biblical Enigma— 83 Letters. 

32, 3, 12 38, 78, 40, 51, 18, 6, 66, 25, 44, 82, 35, 39, 37, 47, 40, 76, 10, 2, 

69, 29, 11, 21, 75, 27, 64, 46, 5, 15, 43, 54, 49, 14, 26, 23, 31, 52, 50, 
9, 17, 10, 34, 8, 64, 32, 43, 72, 48, 21, is a verse in Proverbs, re- 
respecting strong drink. 

51, 30, 41, 41, 9, 19, 79, 3, 39, 42, 56, 6, 65, 69, 40, 9, 80, 22, 28, 83, 53, 
15, 43, 44, 45. 12, 5, 7, 63, 61, 59, 83, 51, 26, 10, 62, 73, 20, 78, 25, 81, 
14, 35, 37, 82, 40, 9, 69, 30, 79, 39, 60, 68, 8, 60, 72. 77, is a verse 
in Proverbs, respecting prudence of speech. 

2, 58, 14, 9, 20, 45, 33, 29, 19, 27, 6, 1, 54, 17, 15, 26, 31, 57, 61, 44, 45, 
37, 46, 41, 52. 16, 34, 60, 22, 23, 24, 37, 39 41, 45, 61, 23, 41, 41, 72, 
77, 36, 5, 40, 9, 44, 56, 60, 59, 55, 8, 53, 72, is a verse in Proverbs, 
respecting the reward of good and evil. 

8, 18, 41, 30, 79, 69, 15, 28, 7, 73, 21, 25, 45, 33, 26. 48, 35, 4, 51, 68, 5, 

70, 7, 42, 32, 3, 13, 44, 19, 49, 23, 57, 76, 11, 58, 41, 45, 71, 68, 41, 
60, 43, 67, 74, 12 63, 21, 19, 55, 5, 64, 23, 62, 42, is a verse in 
Proverbs, respecting forbearance. 

The whole is a verse in Proverbs. 

58 o Rebus. 




59. Characteristic Initials. 

a. Wit Meets Tenderness, c. Hushed Greatness, e. Notes, Words, 

b. England's Bright Bard. d. Opposed Cavaliers. /. Weird Concoctor. 

CO. Cryptograph Charade. 

Vh orabc rb cqn wjvn xo j yxnc 

Fqxbn vxccx fjb jcfjhb vh bnlxwm 

Vh fqxum, cqn orwnbe xo ujwpdjpn rb anltxwnm ! 



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61* Piicti&re Proverb. 



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62« Anagrams* 



a. Defy it in gin. 

b. A moment's cure. 

c. I trust a lace, 
rf. Ripen trees. 



Cod is nice. 
I drag a lot. 
Pat gunner. 



h. Salve ruin. 
i. I scatche it. 
/. Held to corks. 



63. Puzzle. 



Find a word of six letters, a verb ; subtract one letter and leave a 
verb ; subtract another and leave a verb ; subtract another and leave a 
verb ; another and leave an adverb ; another and leave a pronoun. 



64. Charade. 

I am composed of two syllables. "My first is a small animal ; behead 
it, and it becomes a very large animal. My second is something often 
necessary to our bodily comfort; behead it, and it becomes necessary to 
our soul's content. My whole is a well-known flower. 



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65. Charade, 

My first, before bis bead lay low 
Beneath the weapon of his foe, 

Was brought into existence 
By a word ; and by a blow 
* Decapitated, his sad doom 

Was always to exist in gloom, 

And shadowy consistence 
Commanded to assume, 

My next, before it was curtailed, 
Full many a traveller regaled, 
And from my whole relieving 
A refuge safe displayed. 

My third is but a form of air, 

But terrible as all declare ; 
When in the gloom revealing 

His form, all may despair. 

My whole, of European birth, 
Js an artist of undoubted worth, 

Styled by a connoisseur 
Queen-songstress of the earth. 
But some, who've crossed the sea, recite 
My whole is but a cause of fright, 

Most awful to endure 
And dreadful to the sight. 

66* Double Acrostic. 

Not all clear; boiling up; a drop of the " crater ; " sufficient ; too 
much ; part of a house ; a musical phrase ; a district ; gin. The initials 
read downward, and the finals read upward, will give two wonderful in- 
ventions in constant use in the present day. 

67. Algebraical Problem. 

A set out from C to travel to 1) at the same time that B left D for C, 
the distance being 420 miles. When they met, it appeared that A had 
travelled just as many miles more than B as they travelled hours before 
meeting, and A arrived at D 35 hours before B got to C. Required — 
the hourly speed of each. 



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68. Problem. 

Henry, five years ago, invested some money in some profitable busi- 
ness, which yielded unto him yearly one-third of its stock profit ; but of 
which gained profit he spent yearly a certain sum (alike each year). 
The remainder of that increase, together with the former stock, he 
yearly invested again in the same business, as a new stock, and with 
the same ratio of increase, spending sum and result. Now, at the end 
said five years, it is found that he now has $1,718.20 less than if he 
had spent nothing of his increase. The question is, what was the origi- 
nal capital ? 

G9. Scriptural Euigisiii, 

I am composed of 49 letters : 
My 40, 17, 28, 15, 12, 38 is a mount, a Sabbath day's journey from 

Jerusalem. 
My 31, 24, 20, 33, 3 is one who sought to purchase certain power of the 

apostles with money. 
My 8, 41, 34, 45, 47, 17, 10, 22, 49 was a centurion of the Italian band. 
My 35, 4, 21, 26, 23, 31 is a book of the New Testament. 
My 44, 37, 29, 17, 17, 19, 49 was an eloquent Jew, born at Alexandria. 
My 13', 2, 43, 7, 5, 48, 16, 36, 31 is a silversmith spoken of in the Acts 

of the Apostles. 
My 1, 9, 34, 30, 28, 32, 14 was the person who went with King Agrippa 

to Caesarea to salute Festus. 
My 6, 26, 11, 28, 42 is a king spoken of in the Acts of the Apostles. 
My 39, 48, 44, 18, 14 is something spoken of in the first chapter of 

Ephesians and second verse that some of us have not got. 
My 44, 25, 27, 31 is a book of the New Testament. 
My 46, 7, 1, 29 is one of the principal mountains passed by the Israelites 

in journeying to Canaan. 
My whole is the language of St. Paul to the Corinthians. 

TO. Miscellaneous JEnigma. 

I am composed of 14 letters : 
My 1, 7, 11, 5, 1, 14, 11 is a place of amusement. 
My 12, 5, 4, 6 is an important article of house use. 
My 9, 14, 9, 12, 7 is a numerous race of people. 
My 13, 5, 3, 4, 11 is a post town in Michigan. 
My 5, 3, 14, 2, 8, 8 5 was a noted king of ancient times. 
My 3, 5, 10, 10, 12 is an article kept by druggists. 

Mv whole was a king of ancient times. 



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71. Geographical Puzzle. 



I was going on a journey, so I went out to prepare for it. First I 
purchased a piece of a city of Russia for an outside wrap, and a city on 
the Rhine for its perfume. I asked the clerk for my bill, and he said 
the sum was a division of Africa. I passed on, and soon met a city of 
Belgium looking for some fowls of a city of France, which he had 
seen flying through a river of England ; but could not see to throw 
a small range of the Alleghany Mountains, because the river of England 
was so full of another small portion of the Alleghanies. I went into 
another store and asked an island of the Irish Sea if he had any silk of 
the color of a river in Mississippi, of which I bought enough for a dress, 
and a mount in Oregon to top off with. I then went back to my city in 
Germany, and began packing my provisions. My box was made of a 
river of Iowa to keep its contents from a city of the German Empire. 
I filled it with a piece of a city of New York, a harbor of New Jersey, a 
lake of Colorado, a group of islands of Oceanica, a river of Vermont, and 
a city on an island east of Africa. I told a city of Thibet to do up a 
city of China, and see if the box was full. It was full, and just then I heard 
a lake of Ireland at the door, and found that a river of South America 
was holding my horse for me. I took a city of France, which w T as in 
full bloom, for a friend, and departed, after receiving a point of Green- 
land from all my friends. 

72. Illustrated Proverb. 




73. Anagram. 

Thaw rea hhttgsou ! a dnwi-pewst mwodea 

Gnmmcikii a tredublo aes, 

Rea tno fiel dan detah a sodwah, 

Morf het kroc ttynreei. 



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74. Rliy ill a ii g Awswers. 

This, being a novelty, requires explanation. Each line of the riddle 
has its own separate answer, and all the answers must rhyme with each 
other, and not with the ends of the lines. The art is to so blend the 
lines that they seem to refer to one thing all the way through, when 
really they have no connection with each other. Here is a very simple 
example : 

I come from Ireland every day, 

Though on your head I'm glad to stay ; 

Beware my scratch though soft my paw, 

And lay me flat before your door. 

Answers : Pat, hat, cat, mat. 

Now, boys and girls, here are some that you and your grown-up friends 
may guess. You will know by their number of lines that I. has eight 
rhyming answers, II. has four, III. has eight. 

I. 

A graceless wretch am I ; but see 
How many homes are cheered by me ! 
I make you laugh in Dickens' page, 
Yet torture folks of every aire. 
Forlorn I wander night and day, 
Most dreaded while the sun's away ; 
Though oft, in peaceful workshops found, 
1 shelter men on slaughter bound. 

II. 

I'm twice as great as any other; 

I'm all that's left where men have toiled ; 
I'm never liked, though often borrowed ; 

I'm often born when eggs are boiled. 

III. 

Four legs have I", when seen complete, 
And many tongues, yet never eat ; 
Full many a beast I cause to speak, 
And fiery steeds in me are meek ; 
Since my own brother struck me dead, 
I'm pointed out as overhead ; 
I bind the continents together, 
And wear my furs in every weather. 



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75. Rebus -A Celebrated RoEttan. 



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76. Puzzle. 

A 
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aw OMA nw HOS ol 

Dear THEN war EBEN eath 

T 

HIS St. 0! NELIE skath ARIN 

e. s RAYC Hanged F ROMA 

BUS Y LIF eto LIF ei ess C 

Lay Bye a R T Hand— c 

Lay S^Heg ! ! ! T ! ! ! herp ? 

ELF, An D No. WS he 

St. Urn D Toe Art h, b. 

Erselfy Ewe Epi N. G. 

Fri END slet MEAD 

VI 

SE abat Eyo URGR. IEFA 

N DD Ryy ou Rev Es. FO 

R wha ! Ta Vai Lsaf 

LOOD 

Oft ears W hok N ows BU 

Tinar Un fye ! AR sin 

SO metal LPIT chero RBRO 

AD 

Pa NSH einh ERSHOPMAY 

Be AGA in. 



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77. Geographical Enigma. 

Find an island belonging to the United States that contains the follow- 
ing : 

1. A river in Switzerland. 21. A lake in Turkey. 

2, 3. Two rivers in Asia. 22. A lake in Africa. 

4-9. Six rivers in Germany. 23. A lake in British America. 

10. A river in Africa. 24. A town in Fiance. 

11-13. Three rivers in England. 25, 26. Two rivers in Greece. 
14, 15. Two rivers in Scotland. 27, 28. Two towns in Arabia. 

16. A river in Turkey. 29. A town in Afghanistan. 

17. A river in Louisiana. 30. A town in the Burmese Empire. 

18. A river in North Carolina. 31. A town in Alabama. 

19. A river in Virginia. 32. A town in Georgia 

20. A lake in Asia. 

78. Charade* 
My first the prairie and the forest treads ; 
The daring hunter oft his anger dreads. 
My second falls before the farmer's men ; 
Though crushed to powder, it shall rise again. 
My third are light or heavy, dark or bright, 
And are to mice and children a delight. 
My whole the farmers prize in winter's cold, 
'For sweetness is between their folds enrolled; 
And when the grasses spring and blossoms clover, 
The farmers sigh because their season's over. 

79. Zoological Acrostic. 

The initials name a bird of the Parrot family, the finals a bird of the 
Jay family. 

a. A quadruped of the Lemur family, d. A bird of the Parrot family. 

b. A reptile of the Crocodile family. e. A small fish. 

c. A quadruped of the Hare family. / A large fish. 

SO. Scriptural Enigma— 3 2 Letters. 
32, 4, 3, 18, 12, 6, 28, 13, 4, 15, a lake on which Christ preached. 
20, 7, 19, 9, 31, a god of the Philistines. 
28, 23, 20, 16, 12, 1, a disciple. 

8, 7, 10, 4. 20, 17, 3, 22, 7. an extensive country of Greece. 
8, 2, 21, 30. 28, 8, a sister of Aaron. 
14, 25, 23, 7, 5, a mount on which God stood. 
11, 30, 3, 29, 26, a book in the Old Testament. 
4, 24, 27, 9, 18, a place to which the ark of God was sent. 
The whole is a proverb of Solomon. 



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81. Rebus. 




82. Transposition. 

Transpose to color, into a wine measure ; unearthly, into more exten- 
sive, — again into a term used in croquet ; a fruit, into a measure of 
length ; a European river into a bird. 

83. Square Word. 

A vegetable. To relieve from pain. A continent. Very clean or tidy. 

84. Characteristic Initials. 

Simple example : Alas ! Beheaded. — Anue Boleyn. 

a. Citme Confidently /. Several Fine, Brisk Messages. 

b. Damaged Bears. g. Unless Smoking, Glum. 

c. Ask Liberty. h. Cannot Die. 

d. How Worships Booklyn ! i. Her books Sell. 

e. Lives Not. 

85. Birds Enigmatically Expressed. 

a A royal angler, d. A colored letter. 

b. An iron lever. e. A man of war in a hurricane. 

c. Two are able. /. A field flower with a changed head. 

86. Illustrated Proverb. 




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ST. Problem. 

A gentleman being asked the time of day, replied that, if to three- 
fourths of the time from* now till midnight you add five-eighths of the 
r me past noon, you will have the time of day. Required, the time of day. 
88. Kiddle. 
I am composed of 4 letters : 
Omit my first, and I belong to the present. 
Cut off ray second, and I am an exclamation. 
Expunge my third, and I am at the beginning of winter. 
My 1, 3, 2 is a relative. 
My 4, 3, 2 signifies success. 
My 3, 4, 2 expresses exclusive right. 
My wlwle is often to be seen at this time. 

89. Buried Cities. 

a. He received a sabre stroke on his left arm. 

b. Barnstable, on Cape Cod Bay, is noted for fisheries. 

c. It was either JEsop or Tom that did the mischief. 

d. Jacob lent Zena one of his books. 

e. He stayed at Senegran a day and a half. 

/. He was an expert hand in the use of the rifle*. 

g. He hesitated, but Cherbo urged him onward. ■ 

h. It happened October 19th. 

90. Cross Word. 

My first is in mountain, but not in hill ; 
My second in beak, but not in bill. 
My third in cash, but not in money ; 
My fourth in sugar, but not in honey. 
My fifth in you, but not in me ; 
My sixth in little, but not in wee. 
My seventh in man, but not in boy ; 
-~- My eighth is less in fast than cloy. 

My whole is the name of a famous historian. 
91. Problem. 
A man having a flock of sheep, sold five-sixths of their number; he 
then bought six more than the number he had left ; then again he sold the 
one-tenth of the flock he now had, and bought again four more sheep 
than the one-third of the number he had left just previous to this last 
purchase. After all this twice selling and buying he had one sheep 
more than the one-half of the number he had at first. How uiany had 
he then 1 



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THE AMERICAN SPH1N2T. 
92. Rebus. 




93 • Numerical Enigma. 

I am composed of 23 letters : 
My 3, 11, 9, 13, 23, 4, 6, 12, 18 is a powerful ruler. 
My 10, 19, 1, 7, 2, 21 were ancient priests. 
My 5, 22, 20, 8 is a flat, round piece of stone. 
My 19, 15 is a pronoun. 
My 14, 17, is a great qualifier. 
My 16, 14, 11 is a good mollifier. 

My whole was a distinguished visitor. 

94. Homonyms. 

a. A convival meeting, a baton, and a card. 

b. A mark or. target, a boy's nickname, an ornament for a ship, and a 

useful kitchen utensil. 

c. An animal, to carry, to endure, and a constellation. 

95. Verbal Puzzle. 

Whole, I am an animal; behead and curtail me, and leave repose. 
Behead me, and leave something used by artists ; transpose, and you 
have to let ; curtail, and transpose into a sea animal ; transpose again 
into an auction ; behead, and leave a drink. 



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96* Conundrum. 




Why is this like Niagara ? 

97. Scriptural Enigma.— 76 Letters. 

20, 66, 59, 66, 32, 48, 70, 65, 67 is a Hebrew word used in one of the first 

twelve chapters of St. Mark. 
43, 36, 9, 40, the last word of one of the Proverbs. 

9, 23, 15, a type of Christ's kingdom. 
.29, 71, 19, 74, 55, a sacred number. 

27, 57, 24, 72, 54, one of the insignificant men of the Bible. 
When was 27, 30, 47, 21 found in a 61, 33, 43, 28? 
38, 57, 40, 72, 25, one of the canonical books. 
34, 37, 75, 13, 22, 9, waters are sweet. 

43, 16, 73, 3, 36, 34 is one of the few names mentioned in Revelation. 
23, 66, 28, 60, 43, 26, 43 is one of the seven churches of Asia. 

41, 1, 68, 66, a musical instrument. 
66, 62, 2, 39, a tree. 

44, 45, 58, 73, 53, 49, 40, 64, 11, 54, 73, 42, 69, 52, up, 40, 35, 19, 

4, 76, 23, 43 is an incomplete proverb. 
7, 30, 34, 53, 40, a famous prophet. 

10, 33, 46, 13, a word in the third sentence of the Lord's Prayer. 
14, 50, 6, 24, fore-father of Tubal-Cain. 

56, 20, 17, 12, to communicate. 
Abraham was 5, 8, 4, 51, 71, 63, 26, 18. 
31, 36, 61, 37, 44, a word in the verse selected. 
My tvhole is a verse in Leviticus. 

98. Names Enigmatically Expressed. 

a. Having power, c. A kind of oil. e. A sign. g. A flower. 

b. A star. d. Favor. /. A city. h. A bird. 



32 THE AMERICAN SPHINX. 

99. Color Puzzle. 

Fill the blanks with different colors. 

I went over to Mrs. ing's store to buy some ing to. clean 

my spoons with, and some ing for the clothes, and on my way 

home I called on Mrs. ing to ask what kind of — '■ ing she 

used, and she gave me some nice ing apples. 

lOO. Ding-ram Puzzle. 




The puzzle is to draw this diagram with three strokes of the pencil, 
without erasing any lines, and without going over the same lines twice. 
101. Enigma. 

Three very powerful, as well as wonderful instruments. 
Instrument No. 1 contains three letters : 

The first is found in incompressibility. 

The second is found in incombustibility. 

The third is found in impenetrability. 
Instrument No. 2 is composed of three letters : 

The first is found in im malleability. 

The second is found in indivisibility. 

The third is found in indefensibility. 
Instrument No. 3 contains five letters : 

The first is found in irresistibility. - 

The second is found in incomprehensibility. 

The third is found in irrefragibiiity. 

The fourth is found in incorruptibility. 

The fifth is found in indestructibility. 
The first instrument is that inanimate object which, according to the 
Biblical definition of God, is more like God than any visible inanimate 
object of which we know. 

These three instruments differ very widely in construction, yet, com- 
paratively speaking, the second would be almost, if not entirely, useless 
without the first; and the third would suffer greatly if the first and 
second were wanting. Take away the third, and of what lasting service 
would the first and second prove ? 



THE AMERICAN SPH1NJT. 33 

102, Union Enigma. 

1, 8, the abreviation for one of the United States, 
3, 5, 

n t* it a n u 

5 2 " " " u 

2,' 4, andk, " " M " 

The wJiole is one of the United States. 

103. Double Anagram, 

I train all oily cats. 
Oh ! I nail all city rats. 
Each of these lines gives the same word, which shows how ihe train- 
ing and nailing is accomplished. 

101. Midden Implements* 

Lord Raaney is dead. A mandrake is sweet. The old shoe is worthless. 
On the islands of Orkney. Dump low the cart. 

105. Numerical Enigma. 

I am composed of 25 letters : 
My 6, 16, 14, 22 is a period of time. 
My 19, 20, 21 is an affirmative. 
My 2, 3, 4 is a powerful instrument. 
My 9, 8, 7, 24 is an ornament. 
My 11, 1, 5 is a boy's nickname. 
My 15, 12. 18, 10 is the name of a tree. 
My 13, 12', 17, 23, 24, 22 is what every thief is. 
My 15, 21, 25 is a cushion. 

My -whole is a proverb. 

10G. Cross Word. 

My first is in love, but not in hate ; 
My next is in fortune, but not in fate* 
My third is in knife, but not in fork$ 
My fourth is in eagle, but not in hawk. 
My fifth is in fun, but not in play ; 
My sixth is in June, but not in May. 
My seventh is in letter, but not in note ; 
My eighth is in vessel, but not in boat. 
My ninth is in song, but not in ditty ; 
My tenth is in town, but not in city. 
My whole is the name of a famous poet; 
I feel quite certain that you know it 



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THE AMERICAN SPHINX. 
107. Puzzle. 

My whole is an atrocious crime 
Condemned by God and human laws ; 

Invert it— in two words you find 
The baleful and the fruitful cause. 
108. I&ebus* 




109. Cross Puzzle, 

a. This is an animal sharp. 

h. Among weavers ; yarn for the warp. 

e. A mineral this will name. 

d. To an aeriform fluid next I came. 

e. One who goes before ; you will attest. 

/. Something without meaning ; the word is used in jest. 

g. Authorized this means. 

k. A fish found in streams. 

i To recede ; becomes my text. 

f. A portion of your frame comes next. 
k. To decline ; this may be. 

These form a cross ; the centrals afford 
Letters that form a cabalistic word ; 
Supposed to have power to relieve 
Disease and pain, ancients did believe. 



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a. How strange ! 

b. Rent not. 
t. Arch gate. 

d. Oh ! may I act ? 

e. Up last. 

/. Long stave. 



110« Anagrams. 

g. Enter chasm. 
h. Urge boat on. 
i. I sail in a pond. 
/ Yet left an evil. 
k. The scorer. 

111. Rebus. 



I. No seat. 
m. Taller view. 
n. A note. 
o. Tear cloth. 
p. No city cars. 




112. Miscellaneous Emg-ma* 

I am composed of 30 letters : 
My 33, 27, 13, 23 is a Territory of the United States. 
Mv 11. 7, 30, 26 is a city of great repute. 
My 16, 37, 12, 27, 29, 11 is a favorite article of food. 
My 9, 19. 34, 7, 11 is what we all should "have. 
My 22, 6, 21, 21, 16, 11 is a coin. 
My 35, 11, 2, 15 is a town in Iowa. 
My 34, 10, 18, 24, 30, 12, 8, 29, 11, 31, 13, 30 is the ancient name of a 

popular citv of the United States. 
My 25, 13, 14, 28 4, 24 is an idol god of the Hindoos. 
My 14, 24, 39, 21 was a king of Israel. 
My 12, 38, 31, 32, 30 is a city of ancient times. 
My 30, 20, 21, 10 is a beast of burden. 
My 5, 17, 11, 27, 21, 10 is an aqueous animal. 
My 3, 8, 36, 15 is a post town in Georgia. 

My whole is a valuable maxim. 

113. Arithmetical Puzzle. 
Prom 20 subtract 55, leaving a remainder of 55. 



$Q THE AMERICAN SPHINJT. 

114, Cross Word Enigma, 

My fir*t is in sheep, but not in lamb ; 
My second is in goat, but not in ram. 
My third is in rat, but not in mouse ; 
My fourth is in stable, but not in house. 
My fifth is in sea, but not in river ; 
My sixth is in bow, but not in quiver. 
My seventhly in bucket, but not in well; 
My eighth is in clapper, but not in bell, 
My ninth is in glade but not in dell. 
My whole is a town in Virginia. 

115. Compound Square Word. 

ti. A vehicle ; reversed, an in closure. 

k A girl's name ; reversed, a boy's name. 

c. A boy's name ; reversed, a girl's name. 

d. A measure ; reversed, used in drawing. 

116, Pi, 

Heroatm leepop ear ginkees ot former lijas, usesoh fo tirecnoeor, oh- 
samsules dan asnine slumasy. Tub on morfer si lavit hhiwc sode ont 
hint het knars fo het sascles chiwh lifl botes ads cluscnosis. 

1!T, Stebus, 

nmcr t? & 




118. Rliymiog- Answers* 

See me now on the throne t 

Perchance on his brow ; 
How famous his name ; 

He is living there now. 
How faded the leaflets ! 

And see where they fall ; 
Alas ! in the water. 

The name of them alk 



THE AMERICAN SPH1NJT. 37 

119* Numerical Enigma. 

I am composed of 14 letters : 
My 12, 9, 3, 14 is a kind of tree. 
My 12, 9, 7, 8 is a measure. 
My 1, 2, 6, 5 is an article of clothing. 
My 10, 2, 4, 14 is part of the face. 
My 4, 5, 11, 2, 13 is an article of furniture. 

My whole is a European city. 

120. Cross Puzzle* 

A peer of Scotland. A time of day. 
Equality. True. 

Au important organ. The same as the first. 
A consonant. 
The peer's name can be read in twelve different ways. 

12 J. Literary Enigma— 1 19 Letters* 

The whole is a quotation from the distinguished poet, 61, 95, 38, 68, 108, 
7, 116, 12, 111, 42, 4, in his beautiful poem, 40, 58, 26, 24, 78, 90, in 
which, playing a prominent part will be found the character 41, 93, 
75, 103, 53, 8. 

2, 44, 79, 56, 72, 27, 70, 113, 102, 85, 94, 76, 118, a short poem by Moore. 

3, 48, 34, 12, 18, 40, 66 ; a learned lawyer of England, now deceased. 
82, 5, 73, 67, 14, 35, a famous painter who died from excess of laughter. 
107 is found in both Homer and Shakespeare, but not in Virgil nor Mil- 
ton. 

74, 77, 21, 13, 89, 37, 1, 33, 10, 25, an eminent American writer and con- 
tributor to the Christian Union. 

23, 47, 32, the initials of an American poet. 

54, 62, 80, 43, 9, 112, 6, 92, 117, 63, 55, 83, 10, 28, 119, a poem from tho 
pen of England's present laureate. 

109, 114, 50, 59, 30, wrote a history of the United States. 

17, 52 ; 110, 74, 71, 88, an American poet. 

99, 105, 97, 51, 50, 81, 106, 98, 100, 19, 51, 87, 104, a poem by Keats. 

16, 29, 11. 106, 63, was an eminent Italian poet, and the author of 20, 36, 
96, 39, 65, 91, 22, 9, 86, 60, 45, 115, 6, and 31, 15, 19, 57, 46, 64, 84, 
101, was the city of his birth. 

122. Geographical Puzzle. 
By taking one-tenth of Burlinston, two-twelfths of Philadelphia, 
one-eighth of Portugal, one-ninth of Chicago, one- fourth of Rome, one- 
tenth of Louisville, and two-ninths of Rochester, you will obtain a well- 
known American city. 



38 %¥& AMERICAN SPHINX. 

123. Illustrated Proverb. 



124. Word Fiizzle. 

I am the name of an honorable occupation, and contain seven letters. 
I also contain a general name for seeds, a surly visage, a conjunction, an 
instrument to blow with, a border, a kind of liquor, a verb, an edge, 
general name of the human race, a foolish smile, name of the ocean, a 
circufar thing, the atmosphere, a great distance, a fish's membrane, and 
profit. 

125, Dro»"£jetter Puzzle. 

Every vowel omitted : 

.. Rth ..tgr.wsth. myth.c f.nc.s 

S.ng b.s.d. h.r .n h.r y..th, 
.nd th.s d.b.n. .r. r.m.nc.s 

S..ndb.td.ll b.s.d th. tr.th. 

126. Cross Word Enigma* 

My first is in girl, but not in boy ; 
My second is in boat, but not in toy. 
My third is in left, but not in right ; 
My fourth is in falter, but not in flight. 
"My fifth is in six, but not in seven ; 
My sixth is in twenty, but not eleven ; 
My whole you may guess if y ou try, 
For it is frequently>eeen in the sky. 

127. Anagram. 

Ni hte Aaaiedn dnal, no het sshoer fo eth nsaib fo Snami, 
Sclttian, eesclddu, llsit, hte little Uvgeai fo Gnar-per 
Yla ni hte ffrtuilu vylale. Stao swodmea tstrheced ot teh drtsweaa. 
G^iino eth alloige sti maen, dna suretap ot flskoc ttwhiou bremun. 



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128. Geographical Puszle. 

I arose, took a city of England, and, being a country of Europe, de- 
sired a city of France to set the mountain in Washington Territory. 
She placed upon it a river in Missouri, which contained a piece of a 
river in Iowa seasoned with another river in Missouri, a river in Idaho, 
and a river in Colorado, for sauce, with a river in Montana to drink. 
On going to the window I saw that a range of mountains in Africa had 
disappeared, and the sky, as far as I could see, was a cape on the coast 
of Ireland, and thought it best to a cape on the coast of England. My 
maid said that the sky was a sea south of Russia in the channel 
south of Scotland, and she had a cape ofi North Carolina, that the day 
would be a lake north of the United States. I then told her to bring 
my city in Scotland and I would a cape off North Carolina. She said it 
was in a bay on the coast of England. This put me in great a cape on 
the coast of Scotland, and I expostulated with her, when the saucy 
maid told me to hold my river in Montana, and that a cape on the coast 
of Maine had the misfortune to get it covered with a country of Asia. 
I finally took my city of Germany wrap and mount of Oregon, and went 
out, but soon saw I was doomed to a cape on the coast of Washington 
Territory, as there were sure indications of a cape on the coast of Ore- 
gon. I then took a city in Kansas with the cape of Maine, and decided 
it was best to give up our journey for that day. 

129. Kebtts. 



130. Word Cfaawgfes. 

I am a preposition of two letters. Prefix one letter, and I am a near 
relative ; change my head, and I am a Latin prefix ; change again, and 
I mean to put on. 



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131. Puzzle. 

I am 14 letters, I am a bird, a crowned head, a fish, and a sportsman. 
'My first resembles me very closely— in fact, it is identical with myself. 
My first two are in the sentence before this. My first three would lisp if 
1 could add 49 inches to them. My first four is a game that the boys 
delight in. My fourth, fifth, and sixth is the name of somebody's mother, 
wife, sister, and daughter. My three last suggest the Celestial empire. 
My last eight embrace a vehicle, an insect, and a favorite decoction ; also 
a plant. I am between my seventh and eighth, and while I am there, 
there is but one meaning to us three, no matter if you spell us back- 
wards or forwards. 

182. Rebus. 




133. Cross Word* 

"My first is in short, but not in tall ; 

My next is in sport, but not in ball. 

My third is in money, but not in gold ; 

My fourth is in modest, but not in bold. 

My fifth is in joy, but not in fun ; 

My sixth is in muffins, but not in bun. 

My seventh is in blue, but not in brown ; 

My eighth is in city, but not in town. 

My ninth is in knuckle, but not in hand ; 

My tenth is in clay, but not in sand. 

My eleventh is in minute, but not in hour ; 

With my ivhole the poet has twined the bower. 

134. Geographical Puzzle. 

Behead the first syllable of a river in a Southern State, and leave an 
animal ; behead the second, and leave part of the body. Curtail the 
first, and leave a covering ; transpose the second, and leave food. 



THE AMERICAN SPHINX. 41 

135. Charade? 

The preacher's boast, the Gentile's friend, 

The Christian and the martyr : 
The saint who could his comfort vend, 

But ne'er his honor barter. 
This is my first, and 'mong the first 

Of Christian saints you'll find him ; 
A name to them once so accursed, 

Of glory now reminds them. 
My second you have used full oft 

When at your meals reclining ; 
A seasoning to some dainty viand 

When breakfasting or dining. 
My third the cattle crop each day, 

As through the meadow going ; 
Their tinkling bell keeps joyous tune 

With pent-up herds' deep lowing. 
My whole's a famous nom de plume 

Of one of Ireland's authors, 
Who pictured well the virtue of 

Her suffering sons and daughters. 

136. Miscellaneous Enigma* 

I am composed of 27 letters : 
My 13, 26, 7, 9 is a way. 

My 14, 26, 3, 10, 12, 27 is a mythological character. 
My 19, 11, 2, 13, 5 means unearthly. 
My 6, 2, 25, 24, 23 means clever, satirical. 
My 16, 17, 8, 27, 1 was a celebrated Scotch poet. 
My 4, 7, 21 is a portion of the human body. 
My 18, 15, 14, 20, 27, 5 is a traditionary tale. 
My 9, 2, 7, 27, 7 was a goddess of mythology. 
My 13, 12, 17, 10, 11 is a cosmetic. 

My whole is the name of a celebrated author, recently dead. 

137. Biblical Anagrams. 

a. Only a biban, a kind of brick. 

b. Se calm, a kind of furniture. 

c. I map yrds , found in America and Egypt. 

d. Baar, a kind of oven. 

e. We dash erb, a kind of bread. 

/. Do to le si lo he rn ths, an inscription in six ancient alphabets. 



42 THE AMERICAN SPHINX. 

s 

138. Entomological. 

The cook's insect; the dairy insect ; the widow's insect; the spirit 
insect; the tree insect ; the runaway insect ; the flaming insect; the in- 
sect to pound with ; uncle's insect ; the grammatical insect ; the ball- 
player's insect ; herbage, and part of a mill ; a winged serpent insect ; 
extinction of life, and a time-peace ; a Bible mountain, and a snare ; a 
giiTs name, and a verb. 

139. Rebus, 



140. Mis tor seal Enigma* 

I am composed of 39 letters : 

My 26, 29, 30, 5, 39 was the namet>f a French painter of great distinction. 

My 9, 3, 7, 12, 22, 2, 32, 35, 8 was the name of a governor of the British 
possessions in India, he was impeached for maladministration. 

My 39, 14, 8, 19. 10, 33, 3 was the name of a celebrated French authoress. 

My 6, 4, 15, 7, 24 is the name of a fortress in the United States, famous 
in the history of Texan independence. 

My 23, 16, 21, 35, 11, 4, 2. 38 was the name of a celebrated American 
philosopher and statesman. 

My 1. 2, 36, 18, 24, 38 was the name of a professor in the University of 
Edinburgh, Scotland, but is better known as the principal editor 
of "Blackwood's Magazine," and its chief contributor. 

My 13, 3, 37, 19, 31 was the name of an illustrious Grecian philosopher. 

My 35, 2, 24, 5, 28 was the name of a celebrated mathematician of Naples. 

My 23, 17, 25, 39, 5, 28, 10, 32, 26 was the name of a King of Spain. 

My 35, 17, 12, 3, 14, 20 was the name of a wicked governor of Switzer- 
land, who was killed by the celebrated William Tell. 

My 6, 35, 20, 24, 32 was the name of the most noted of the Ulyrian Pi- 
rates. 

My whole is the name and birth-place of a celebrated poet. 



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14 J. Bccipjtatiojis. 

a Behead "a town in New York and leave a boy's name. 

b. Behead a country of Europe and leave anguish. 

c. Behead a river in Italy and leave a vowel. 

d. Behead a country of Europe and leave another. 

e. Behead a division of Germany and leave a town in Arabia. 

/. Behead a river of France, and leave a stone used for sharpening in- 
struments. 

142. ffJterary Esiig-ana— 1 59 Letters. 

84, 103, 151, 22, 94. 33, 108, 103, 13, 30, 55 is a pleasing English poetess. 

143, 48, 46, 126, 149, 93, 84, 118, 80, 52, 106, 80, 99 is the author of 
'•Ginx's Baby." 

152, 144, 85, 106, 28 ; 2, 155, 13, 38, 139, 64, 81 is one of the brightest 
of our American lady writers. 

34, 62, 132, 62, 96, 158, 19, 5, 71, 88 is one of Disraeli's works. 

136, 46, 11, 53, 111, 26, 77, 89, 105, 141, 59, 114 is the nom de plume of 

the author of " Lucille." 
159, 131, 121, 134, 108, 76, 69, 130, 68, 138, 153, 91, 80 was a dramatist 

of the seventeenth century and the earliest translator of Homer. 
40, 57, 23, 67, 17, 12, 157, 54, 9, 106, 87, 101, 24, 75, 12L 117 is one of 

Dickens' works. 
124, 47, 78, 86, 21 is a character in " Bomola." 

42, 82, 123, 133 is a humorous American poet. 

140, 137, 39, 20, 58, 97, 98, 16 ; 6, 50 is a German novelist. 

74, 125, 49, 44, 93, 147 is an English historian. 

109, 146. 27, 116, 137, 152, 150 is one of the cleverest of American essayists. 

145, 104, 36, 84, 35, 73, 156 is a popular young English novelist. 

7, 112, 135 is a young American poet, author and lecturer. 

43, 41, 148, 1, 24 was. a Scotch poet. 

43, 65, 61, 3, 60, 8, 102, 31, 110 is a new American poet and author. 

127, 148, 4, 66, 52, 72, 10, 14, 15, 52 is a noted artist and caricaturist. 

38. 25, 18, 32. 69, 122. 77 was an old English poet. 

45, 37, 111, 40, 28, 10, 56, 29. 51. 154, 65 is a poem by Barns. 

150, 23, 111, 4, 50. 23, 79, 115, 8i, 6, 9 is an English dramatist. 

13, 70, 90, 100, 57, 11, 23, 40, 5, 12, 27, 120 is a character in one of 

Dickens' works. 
57, 113, 128, 129. 40, 63 is an English novelist, recently deceased. 

153, 30, 23, 89, 5, 92, 116. 2, 27, 95, 142, 89, 5, 9 is one of Buskin's works. 
84 6, 107, 119, 113, 46, 36, 76, 80 is a character in " Our Mutual Friend " 
103, 83, 69, 115, 13, 39, 43 41, 77 was a famous sword mentioned by 

Tennyson in " Idyls of the King." 
My whole is one of the sayings of George Eliot in " Adam Bede." 



44 THE AMERICAN SPJTIjyjT. 

143. Scriptural Puzzle. 

Make the following letters a verse in Proverbs : 
A S A N N E 

T 8 R T H 

F W U H T B * 

E T A A U W 
R W R T SO 
A W G U R U 
Y R D R P 

1 \ S I A E 
E S T N G R 

144. An Aviary. 

What bird is formed by a market and a preposition 1 Omit one letter 
in the name of an aquatic fowl and leave a number. Take the alternate 
letters of a bird found in the Arctic regions, and you have an exclama- 
tion and a preposition. The alternate letters of a sea-fowl form what 
insect ! Behead and curtail a bird, and j t ou have an entreaty ; or omit 
the centre letter, read backward, and you have an adjective signifying 
close. 

145. Enigma, Whittier's Poems— 93 Letters. 

66, 34, 76, 38, 73, 55, 38, 50, 69, 47 is a graceful twining plant celebrated 
by Whittier. 

55, 6, 38 90, 56, 77, 55, 62, 33, 48, a friend of Whittier, who went South. 

55, 37, 46. 18, 84, 29, 21, 75, 64, 36, one of the sweetest girls in Whit- 
tier's family. 

93, 65, 81, 28, 59, 78, 60, 36, 31 would be unpleasant for one living in a 
61, 39, 17, 2, 7, 53, 5, 34, 92, 59, 35, 62, 49, 3. 

41, 45, 74, 74, 64, 91, 22, 71, a river. 

59, 29, 21, 89, 79, 19, 10, 26, 59, 86, 23, and 55, 62, 82, 13, 55, 20, 90, 12, 
58, 68 are two of Whittier's brain-children who neglected the 25, 3, 

27, 92, 55, 52, 57, 67, 30, 40. 

64, 53 88, 9, 34, 85, 44, 90, 54, 52, 80, 51 did not prove Whittier's 55, 

43, 18, 83, 64, 8, 55, 38, 34. 
26, 86, 49, 32 is a dedication. 
31, 70, 15, 59, 12, 24, 3, 22, 37, 54, 92, 87, 72, 63, 4, 57, 22, 1, 42, 17, 89, 

28, 59, 11, 16, 80, an active little animal with rather too much brain. 
59, 89, 65, 39, 87, 64, 49, 64, 5, 35 is suggested at the mention of Whit- 
tier's name. 

The whole is a sentence from Shakespeare respectfully commendedHo 
tho politicians of the present day. 



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146. Hidden Counties and Cities* 

Poverty revels in winter. 

Do not go into the bear's den, Mark. 

What kind of timber t Linden, of course. 

The sun is warm in hay-time. 

Lida, hold Selim while 1 drink. 

When I have looked at the picture of the Virgin I am going home* 

147. Concealed Rivers, 

a. He owns two horses, one is a dun and the other a bay. 

b. Praise I need, scolding discourages me. 

c. Our honey is considered the best in the village. 

d. At one time he made snares for sale. 

e. Did you see what fine fruit he brought me. 
/. It is very pleasant here in dusty weather, 
g. It is the same in Amanda's house. 

h. I never saw a pale native. 

148. Charade. 

In my first my fare I reckoned; 

At my second stopped to dine ; 
Then approached my first and second, 

Where I bought my third of twine; 
With it I wandered over hill and knoll, 
Collecting species to fill my whole. 

149. Numerical Enigma, 

I am composed of 20 letters : 
My 6, 4, 11, 8, 3 is to hesitate. 
Mv 5, 10, 13, 9 is a member of the bodv. 
My 12, 20, 1, 2, 9 is a fish. 

My 14, 7, 19, 15 is what we must do if we would live. 
My 17, 16, 18 is a horse. 

My whole is a wholesome proverb. 

150. Anagrams on Authors* Names. 

a. Sam, I will speak, hear. b. Silver hog, mould it. 
151. Puzzles. 

a, N. E. Ces cit yis them 0. T. Hero fin V. E. Nt Ion* 

b. Fifty-one votes please bring, 

And change fhem to flowers of spring. 



46 THE AMERICAN SPHINX. 

152. Pi. 

Nobuttririe hoguth tale moces ta slat 
153. Problem. 

A circular fishpond takes up just one acre of ground. What length 
of halter, fastened to the edge of the water, will allow a horse just liberty, 
to graze an acre of grass 1 

154. Birds in the Clouds. 

In a saucepan, serve up the soup. Fagan and Una Heep. 

My pet, rely upon me. Bam is an odd young man. 

The Turk eyed him closely. To go to Tamaqua, Illinois. 

Jane must learn. Sambo was a brave negro. 

How happy every little child. My hens nip every bud. 

Man, unless good, is miserable. Bid you ever see a wasp in Kansas ! 

Ann, I asked 3 T ou. Keep your dust in town. 

Pa, vote for me. The cows wandered far away. 

I left my muff in Charleston. Kate, Alfred, and Sue. 

John is a good man, a kind husband. 

155. Word Squares. 

I. II. 

A sovereign. Tardy. 

A thought. The contents of a surface. 

A structure which only a certain class A secretion, 
of animals can make. A nobleman, 

A kind of door. 

150. Arithmetical Problem. 

A farmer, taking 100 bushels potatoes to market, sold the first 6 bush- 
els thereof at 80 cents per bushel ; after which sale he made four more 
sales, one after the other, increasing each time the number of bushels 
sold the previous sale in geometrical proportion ratio, whereof said first. 
6 bushels sold was the first term. But every subsequent sale he dropped 
5 cents per bushel in the price. Thus, having sold the first 6 bushels at 
80 cents per bushel, he sold the next lot at 75 cents per bushel, the 
third lot at 70 cents per bushel, the fourth lot at 65 cents per bushel, and 
the fifth lot at 60 cents per bushel. After which he sold the remainder 
of what he had left-of said 100 bushels at 50 cents per bushel, and after 
laying out in town, for various merchandise bought, $2.82*^ cents of this 
his potato money, he yet brought home $60 in cash. Can any mathe- 
matician tell me the number of bushels he had sold afc the last sale at 
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157. Scriptural Acrostic* 

The initials form a pass-word : 
One who dwelt in the top of a rock. 
Whose carpenters built a house for David? 
Who became a servant .under tribute \ 
Where God talked with a' man. 
Who was sent to Antioch f 
The name of a rock. 
The name of a well. 
A place of vineyards. 

A city that was forgotten for seventy years. 
A land containing gold and surrounded by a river. 

158* Historical Enigina— 57 Letters. 

10, 44, 14, 3, 52, 54, an English consort. 
7, 39, 55, 49, 15, 1, 2, 45, 42, 9, 57, a French king. 
18, 5, 35, 6, an English queen. 
30, 22, 24, 11, 18, a Roman emperor. 
41, 20, 13, 28, 29, 17, a beautiful ancient queen. 
23, 31, 56, 26, an English title. 
27, 22, 52, 1, 55, 8, 35, a king of Rome. 

12, 14, 36, 17, 44, 57, 46, the name of two kings of the seventeenth cen- 
tury. 
56, 36,48, 16, 19, 43. 47, a famous English nobleman, 
53, 32, 40, 17, 34, 33, an English king. 

46, 51, 8, 5, 25, a river on which a renowned city is situated. 
4, 5, 37, 12, 35, where Moreau defeated the Austrians. 
50, 38, 10 was brought to Europe by the Dutch, in 1610. 
The whole is an historical fact. 

159. Diagonals. 

To gather slowly. A valued friend of Napoleon I. 

Something preserved in remembrance. Leaves of a plant, used as a medi- 
A cave and a verb. cine. 

160. Puzzle. 

M y first, and second, third, fourth, and fifth 

May all be found in "search ; " 
Then add to these my first and second. 

And my last is seen in " lurch ; " 
My whole is a name you've often read 

Of a great astronomer long since dead. 



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161. Cross Word. 

My first is in mud, but not in dirt ; 
My second is in cape, but not in skirt. 
My third is in time, but not in clock ; 
My fourth is in hood, but not in frock. 
My fifth in Henry, but not in Harry ; 
My sixth in Emma, but not in Carrie. . 
My seventh in panther, but not in roe ; 
My eighth in tiger, but not in doe. 
My ninth in hinges, but not in door. 
My tenth in calix, but not in flower; 
My eleventh in steeple, but not in tower. 
Study me that you may know my relations. 

162. Geographical Combination* 

a. To tear asunder, and that which we walk upon. 

b. Two consonants between two pronouns. 
e An American, a fruit, and a verb. 

d. Part of a year, and one-third of a month. 

e. A man's name, and a weight. 
/. An animal, and a craft. 

g. A fruit, and a preposition. 

A. A loud noise, and a propeller. 

*. Part of a rat, a relative, and a preposition. 

y. A plant, and a beverage between two consonants. 

163. Transposed Proverb. 

Go see honey market, ma'am. 
164. CSiarade. 

A sportsman started out one day, 
With fishing-rod, and line, and hook ; 

Ho to my second made his way, 
And threw his line into the brook. 

He sat himself beneath my whole ; 

Before him ran the murmuring stream ; 
A languor soft stole o'er his soul, 

And he began to think and dream. 

When suddenly he felt his line — 
An exclamation from him burst ; 

He quickly responded to the sign, 
And safely landed there my first. 



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165. Decapitations* 

a. Behead a cape in North Carolina and leave an adjective, signifying 

empty, hollow. 

b. Behead a cape on the cost of Florida and leave an adjective, signify- 

ing to have the power. 
c Behead a river in Louisiana and leave a boy's nickname. 

d. Behead a river in Turkey and leave a girl's name. 

e. Behead a city in France and leave composure. 
/. Behead a city in Delaware and leave across. 

I g. Behead a river in Mississippi and leave a nobleman's title. 
7i. Behead a river in Idaho and leave a bird. 

i. Behead an island on the coast of Asia and leave a domestic animal. 
j. Behead a cape in British America and leave a kind of playing card. 

1G6. Puzzle. 

I am composed of five parts, head, body, two legs and tail. Cut off 
my head, and you have a well-known element; cut off my head and 
body, and you have a verb expressing a very common action ; cut off 
my head, body, and left leg, and you have a simple preposition ; cut off 
my head, right leg and tail, and you have a personal pronoun of the 
masculine gender ; cut off my body, right leg, and tail, and you have a 
pensonal pronoun of the first person, plural number ; cut off my left leg, 
and you have a word which may be used in eight different ways ; cut 
off my body and right leg, and you have an adjective expressing a soaked 
state ; cut off my head and left leg, and you have a very useful article. 
Turn me over and cut off head and body, and you have the name of a 
beverage. 

The whole is the name of a grain. 

167. Proverb Hasli. 

Out of the following thirty-one words make five well known proverbs : 
A new debt is no stone. Out of that never a horse glitters. 

Look not out of the mouth. All rolling gold sweeps moss clean. 

A gift broom gathers in danger. 

168. Positives and Comparatives, 

a. A quadruped, to shrink. e. Faction, a beverage. 

b. Formal, a small book. /. Part of a garment, a pickle. 
0. A sea fish, to remain long. g. To gather, hue. 
d I mport,_a vessel. 



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ANSWERS. 

1. The celebration of the centennial of the Declaration of American Independence. 

2. a. Obstroperous. b. Eotundas. c. Unnoticed, d. Penetential. e. Counter- 
parts. /. insignificant, g. Enslaver, h. Sentimental, i. Apostrophes, j. Grati- 
fication. 

3. Sunday-school. 

4. Hood, Opie, Oils, Desk. 

5. Venison. 

6. Mouse, Ouse, Use, Se (See), E. 

7. Wasps, Asp, Raven, Ave, Lion, Io, Bears, Ears, Wren (Sir Christopher), Scal- 
lop, Mice, Ice. 

8. A B E L 
B E L A 
E L A M 
LAMB 

9. To thy own self be true. 

10. Marsh. 

11. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. 

12. 95.680536 rods. ) (87.6528 rods. 

80.567934 " J and {93.622461 '• 
23.75153 " ) (18.724739 *« 

13. Never faint or falter. 

14. Spain. 

15. All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. 

16. " Lives of great men all remind us 
We may make our lives sublime, 
J And departing, leave behind us 

Footsteps on the sands of time." 

17. a. Eose. b. Lily. c. Violet, d. Daisy, e. Opai. /. Garnet, g. Diamond. 
h. Pearl. j X \z^""^ x 

18. a. Shoeblack. 6. Applejack. \ 

19. The Future. 

20. a. Veterinarian, b. Fermentative, c. Impenetrable, d. Surprised, e. Weari- 
some. /. Restraining, g. Antagonism, h. Misinterpret, i. Nonsensical, j. In- 
demnified. 

21. LakePontchartrain. 

22. Horace Greeley. 

23. 109)79842(32 (Key— Forest Lawn). 

24 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. 
25. " We look before and after, 

And pine for what is not ; 
Our sincerest laughter 
With some pain i3 fraught ; 
Oar sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought." 



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26. Penknife. 

27. Civil. 

28. Because he is snowed in (is no din.) 

29. a. Huntsville. b. Belmont, c. Little Rock. d. Traverse, c. Los Angeles. /*. 
Salt Lake. g. Litchfield. //. Roseburg. i. Montgomery. /, Prescott. k. Marysviiie. 
I. Marque tt. 

30. Colorado. 

31. 156, 240, and 252 perches. 

32. Sawdust pills cure many diseases. 

33. Zone, Tone, Lone, Hone, Gone, Cone. 



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35. Wheat, Heat, Eat. 

36. Presence of mind is at all times necessary. 

37. Estate, State, Ate, Tea, East, Taste, Sea, Sate. 

38. Anne, Verse, Sairy (Sairy Gamp)— Anniversary. 

39. a. The Window, b. Because they have ears which cannot hear, and eyes which 
cannot see c. Because it is one of the greatest composers of modem times, d. When 
it is a little pale (pail), e. Because, if he got a wife, his principles would not allow 
him to sup-porter. 



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44. a. Oxford b. Galena, c. Naples, d. Dover c . Tyre. /. Ava. g. Thcfcos h. Trey, 



52 THE AMERICAN SPHINX. 

45. Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land 
which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 

46. No(o)se, Cl(e)an, Dr(e)am, F(r)ame. 

47. 99 9-9. 

48. " Let us then be what we are, and speak what we think, and in all things keep 
ourselves loyal to truth and the sacred professions of friendship " 

49. Life is sweet. 

50. a. Commit, b. Concordance, c. Crop. d. Crow. e. Cue. /. Cockle, g. Dam. 

51. The straight road is always the shortest and surest. 

52. The letter D. 

53. Our reputution depends greatly upon the choice of our companions. 

54. Stew, Pie, Dye, Tie (Stupidity). 

55. "Woodbine. 

56. SepaRated, JacObin, unCle, sHe, E, aSp, asTer, revErse, reveRence -Rochester. 

57. The proverb respecting "strong drink," is Prov. xxiii. 32. The proverb re- 
specting " prudence of speech," is Prov. xxix. 2. The proverb respecting " good and 
evil," is Prov. xiii. 21 The proverb respecting "forbearance," is Prov. xv. 1. The 
whole is " He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord, but he that is perverse 
in his ways despiseth him." 

58. Trustees. 

59. a. William M. Thackerav. 6. Elizabeth B. Browning, c. Horace Greeley. 
d. Oliver Cromwell, c. Noah Webster. /. Wilkie Collins. 

60. My first is the name of a poet 

Whose motto was always my second ; 

My whole the finest of language is reckoned — Poe-try. 

61. A cat may look at a king-. 

62. a. Identifying, b. Commensurate, c. Articulates, d. Enterprise, e. Coin- 
cides. /. Gladiator g. Repugnant h. Universal, i. Atheistic. ,;'. Stockholder. 

63. Sewing, Swing, Sing, Sin, In, I. 

64. F(ox)-g(love.) 

65. Nightiugale (Knight, Night, Night in Gale.) 

66. TurbiD, EbullitioN, Lav A, EnougH, GluT, RafteR, Alle-rO, ParisH, Hol- 
lands, Telegraph, Shorthand. 

67. A.'s speed, four miles an hour ; B.'s three. 

68. $801 90. 

69. Be not deceived ; evil communications corrupt good manners.- 1 Corinthians, 
chap, xv., verse 33. 

70. Tiglathpileser. 

71. I was going on a journey, so I went out to prepare for it. Firs^, I purchased a 
piece of Astrakan for an outside wrap, and some Cologne for its perfume. I askel 
the clerk for my bill, and he said the sum was a Guinea. I passed on, and soon 
met a Peer of Belgium looking for some Nice fowls, which he had seen flying 
through the Air(e) ; but could not see to throw a Stone, because the Air(e) was so 
full of Smoke. I went into another store, and asked a Man if he had any Pearl- 
colored silk, of which I bought enough for a dress, and a Hood to top off with. I 
then went back to my Castle (Cassel), and began packing my provisions. My box 
was made of Red Cedar, to keep its contents from Worms. J tilled it with apiece 






THE AMERICAN SPHliXJT. 53 

of Buffalo, an Egg, some Salt, Spice, Onion, and Bourbon. I told a Lassie (Lnssa) to 
do up some Nankin, and s^e it' the box was full- It was full, and just theu I heard 
Allen at trie door, and found that a Negro was holding 1 my horse. I took a Lily 
(Lille) which was in full bloom, for a friend, and departed, aiter receiving a Farewell 
from all my friends. 
72. Barefoot men should not tread on thorns. 

73. What are thoughts ? A wind-swept meadow, 
Mimicking a troubled sea ; 
Are not life and death a shadow 
From the rock eternity ? 

74. a. Scamp, Lamp, Gamp, Cramp, Tramp, Damp, Clamp, Camp. b. Double, 
Stubble, Trouble, Bubble, c. Table, Babel, Fable, Abel, Gable, Cable, Sable. 

75. Cato. 

76 An epitaph on a woman who sold earthen-ware. 

Beneath this stone lies Katharine Gray, 
Changed from a busy life to lifeless clay ; 
By earth and clay she got her pelf, 
And now she's turned to earth herself. 
Ye weeping friends, let me advise, 
Abate your grief and dry your eyes ; 
For what avails a flood of tears I 
Who knows but in a run of years, 
In some tall pitcher or broad pan, 
She in her shop may be again 'I 

77. Martha's Vineyard, in which may be found : 1. Aar. 2. Rtysh. 3. Aras. 4. 
Tiave. 5. Ems. 6. Mayn. 7. Iser. 8 Rhine. 9. Save. 10. Shary. 11. Rea. 
12. Thames. 13. Tyne. 14. Ayr 15. Tay. 16. Aras. 17. Red. 18. Tar. 19. Daw. 
20. Sivan. 21. Van. 22. Maravi. 23. Rainy. 24. Havre. 25. Syra. 26. Athens. 
27. Sana. 28. Aden. 29. Herat. 30. Ava. 31. Athens. 32. Darian. 

78. Buckwheat cakes. 

79. MacaucO, AlligatoR, Cabal, CockatoO, AngeL, WhalE— Maccaw, Oriole. 
80 Wine is a mocker, strong* diink is raging. 

81. Railroad crossing. 

82 Paint, a Pint ; Weird, Wider, Wired ; Lime, Mile. 
83. B E A M 

EASE 

ASIA 

MEAT 

84. a. Christopher Columbus 6. Daniel Boono c. Abraham Lincoln, d. Henry 
Ward Beecher. e. Louis Napoleon. /. S. F. B. Morse. g.JJ.8. Grant, h. Charles 
Dickens, i. Harriet Beecher Stowe. 

85. a. Kingfisher, b. Crow. c. Toucan, d. Bluejay. t. Nightingale, f. Plover 
(clover). 

86. Beauty draws more than oxen. 

87. Eight o'clock, p. m. 

88. Snow, Now, Ow, W ; Son, Won, Own. 

89. a. Brest. 6. Leon. c. Oporto . d. Coblentz. t. Granada, f. Perth, g. Cher- 
bourg, h. Berne. 

£0. Macaulay. 



54 



THE AMERICAN SPHINX. 



01. 52 -(having at first 102). 

92. A rose would smell as sweet by any other name. 

93. Grand Duke Alexis, of Russia. 

94. a. Club. b. Jack. c. Bear. 

95. Weasel, Ease, Easel, Lease, Seal, Sale, Ale. 

96. It is a cat erect (cataract). 

97. " And if a man will redeem at all aught of his tithes, he shall add thereto the 
fifth part thereof." 

98. a. Abel, b Stella, c. Olive, d. Grace, e. Mark /. Florence, g. Rose, h. 
Martin. 

99. Redding, "Whiting, Blueing, Browning, Blacking, Greening. 

100. Hold a square piece of paper in the fingers of both hands ; fold it over from 
top to bottom once, making it appear half its former size ; fold it again from i ight to 
left, so that when shut up like a book the upper edges will exactly meet their entire 
length. The paper now appears one-quarter of its first size; measure off fiom the 
folded corner upon these two folded edges, a distance less than half to their termini, 
and fold the pages back upon themselves, so that the whole upper edge shall be con- 
tiguous as far as they go. If the paper be dropped now upon the table, these 
contiguous edges will spread and take the form of a letter W. Opening the paper 
now to its original size, the creases made in the folding will be represented by the 
dotted lines in the following/ diagram : 



a 


a 
b ; 


a 


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Fold again, as before, and it will be observed that the lines cr, a, a, a, become con- 
tiguous to each other, as also do the lines 6, 6, and that a, a, a, a, are still at right 
angles with 6, 6. Now, pressing these edges closely together, with the left thumb 
and forefinger, mark with a pencil, and with one stroke, the edges that formed W, 
and the edges at right angels. This forms a figure like this : 



THE AMERICAN SPHINX. 53 

Then, with one stroke of the pencil, make the outer edge, then, with one stroke 
make the figure complete. ■ - ' 



101. Sun, Eye, Bible. 

102. Maryland. 
-Radonalistically. ■"" 
Drag, Rake, Hoe, Fork, Plow. 
A penny sa^ed is a penny earned. 
Longfellow. 

107. Murder, Red, Rum. 

108. Tenants and trees leave about the 1st of May. 



103. 
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110. a. Hagerstown. b. Trenton, c. Carthage. 
/. Galveston, g. Manchester, h. Baton Rouge. ?. 
fc. Rochester. I. Easton. m. Waterville. n. Eaton. 



111. Continue in holiness. 

112. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. 

113. X X 
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d. Omaha City. e. St. Paul. 
Indianapolis, j. Favetteville. 
o. Charlotte, p. Carson City. 



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} • E- nmane people are seeking to reform jails, houses of correction, alms houses, 
and insane asylums. But no reform is vital which does not thin the ranks of the 
classes which fill those sad seclusions. 



56 THE AMERICAN SPHINX. 

117. The over-curious are not over-wise. 

118. Crown, Frown, Kenown, Town, Brown, Down, Drown, Noun. 

119. Constantinople. 

120. G 1 e n e 1 G 
L e v e L 
E y E 

N 
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L o y a L 
G 1 e n e 1 G 
121. l - The tear, down childhood's cheek that ilows, 
Is like the dew-drop on the rose ; 
When next the summer breeze comes by, 
And waves the bush, the flower is dry." 

122. Baltimore. 

123. " He who follows a toad may fall into a ditch." 

124. Farming. 

125. Earth out-grows the mythic fancies 
Sung beside her in her youth, 
And those debonaire romances 
Sound but dull beside the truth. 
126. Galaxy. 

127. In the Acadian land, on the shores of the basin of Minas, 
Distant, secluded, still, the little village of Grand-pre 
Lay in the fruitful valley. Vast meadows stretched to the eastward. 
Giving the village its name, and pasture to flocks without number. 

128. I arose, took a Bath, and, being Hungary, told Nancy to set the Table. She 
placed upon it a Platte, a piece of Turkey, seasoned with Salt, some Salmon, Cherry 
sauce, with Milk to drink. I saw the Snow had disappeared, the sky Clear, and 
thought it best to Start. My maid said the sky was Black in the North, and she had 
a Fear that the day would be Rainy. I then told her to bring my Parsley and I would 
Look-out. She said it was in The Wash. This put me in great Wrath, when the 
saucy maid told me to hold my Tongue, that Elizabeth had the misfortune to get if 
covered with Greece. I then took my Berlin wrap and Hood and went out, but 
soon saw I was doomed to Disappointment, as there were indications of Foul weather. 
I took Council with Elizabeth, and decided to stay at home, 

128. Cochineal insect. 

130. On, Son, Con, Don. 

131. Ispida gigante.a. 

132. It's never too late to menu. 

133. Honeysuckle. 

134. Cape Fear. 

135. Paul Peppergrass. 

136. Sir Edward George Bulwer Lytton. 

137. a. Babylonian brick., b. Camel's furniture c. Pyratnila. d. Arab oven, e* 
Shew-bread. /. " Holiness to the Lord." 



THE AMERICAN SPHINX 57 

138. Spider. Butterfly. Mite. Spectre. Locust. Flea. Fire-fly. Beetle. Ant. 
Bee (be). Cricket. Grass-hopper. Dragon-fly. Death-watch. Hor-net. Katy-did. 

139. Incapacity. 

140. William Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon, England. 

141. a. Troy— Boy. b. Spain— Pain. c. Po— O. d. Prussia— Russia, e. Baden — 
Aden. /. Enoue-Hone. 

142. "Nature has her language, and she is not unveracious, but we dont kuow .all 
the intricacies of her syntax just yet, and in a hasty reading we may happen 10 ex- 
tract the very opposite of her real meaning." 

143. Commence at the first letter of the upper left hand corner and read : " A soft 
answer turneth away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger." 

144. Mart-in. Te(r)n. Loon (lo ! on). Ganne*!. R-ave-n : Near. 

145. " The Pumpkin." " Mv Plavmate." " Mary Garvin." " Snowbound " 
" Tent on the Beach." " Our River." • " Barefoot Bov." " Maud Mnller." " Shoe- 
makers." " In School Days." "My Triumph." " To C. S." "Double-headed 
Snake of Newbury." " Benedicite "- "O, that you could turn your eyes towards 
the napes of you necks, and make but an interior survey of your good selves." 

146 Tyre. Denmark. Berlin. Hayti. Idaho. Virginia. 

147 a. Duna. b. Seine, c. Rhone, d. Desma. e. Ebro. /. Indas. g. Meinam. 
h. Lena. 

148. Cabinet. 

149. Out of debt, out of danger. 

150. a. William Shakespeare. 6. Oliver Goldsmith. 

151. a. Necessity is the mother of invention, b. Violets (LI VOTES transposed). 

152. Retribution, though late, comes at last. 

153. 8.93438 rodsXrods. 

154. a. Anser. b. Petrel, c. Turkey, d. Emu. c Pye. f. Nun. g. Nias. h. 
Paro. i. Finch, j. Manakin. k. Nandu /. Noddy, m. Quail, n. Raven, o. 
Snipe, p. Spink, q. Stint, u. Swan. r. Teal. 

155. I. II. 

KING LATE 

IDEA AREA 

NEST TEAR 

GATE EARL 

150. 20% Bushels. 

157. Shibboleth. 

158. Queen Elizabeth's era is called " the Golden Age " of English literature. 



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53 THE AMERICAN SPHINX. 

160. Herschel. 

161. Mathematics. 

162. a. Cleveland, b. Memphis, c. Indianapolis (Indian-appie-is). d. Augusta 
(May), e. Charleston. /. Newark (gnu), g. Dayton (date), li. Bangor, i. Taun- 
ton, j. Hempstead. 

163. Money makes the mare go. 

164. Bass-wood. 

165. a. Clear—Lear. b. Sable— Able. c. Eed— Ed. d. Pruth— Kuth. e. Brest- 
Best. /. Dover— Over. g. Pearl— Earl. h. Clark— Lark. i. Fox— Ox. j. Race— Ace. 

168. Wheat. 

167. a. A new broom sweeps clean. 6. Never look a gift horse in the mouth, c. 
All is not gold that glitters, d. A rolling stone gathers no moss, c Out of debt, 
out of danger. 

168 a. Cow— Cower, b. Prim -Primer, c. Ling— Linger, d. Sense— Censer. 
c# Side— Cider. /. Cape— Caper, g. Cull— Color. 



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full and minute directions for all of the popular and fashionable dances, with ample 
explanations, calls, etc. Mailed for 25 cents. 

The Magic Dial. — A perfectly new invention, by the use of which 
secret correspondence may be carried on without the fear of detection. It is sim- 
ple, reliable, and can be used by any person. By its use the postal card is made 
as private as a sealed letter. It is just the thing for lovers. Mailed for 25 cenis, 
or two for 40 cents. 

Row to Entertain a Social Party. — A Collection of Tableaux, 
Games, Amusing Experiments, Diversions. Card Tricks, Parlor Magic, Philosophi- 
cal Recreations, etc. Profusely Illustrated. This book contains chaste and en- 
joyable amusement and entertainment enough for a whole winter. Mailed for 
25 cents. 

Shadow Pantomime of Mother Goose.— A miniature theatre 

for the children, with stage, scenery, figures, and everything complete, to perform 
the laughable Shadow Pantomime of Mother Goose. A book of explanations, 
with 14 engravings, accompanies it. Mailed for SO cents. 
How to Write Short-Hand.— By the aid of this book any person of 
the most ordinary intelligence may learn to write short-hand, and report sermons, 
lectures, speeches, etc. Mailed for 25 cents. 

Every Lady Her Own Dressmaker. — A new book on Dress- 
making, Bleaching, Ironing, Renovating, Dyeing, etc., etc. Mailed for 20 cents. 

Address FEAUM M. EEED ? 

139 Eighth Street, New York. 



Good Books Mailed on Seceipt of Price. 
GOOD BOOKS FOR YOUXG AND OLD, MARRIED AND SINGLE. 

CENTS. 

Robinson Crusoe, profusely illustrated 30 

The Sh adow Pantomime— A miniature theatre for the little ones 30 

Blew to Write Short-hand— OdeJl'3 System 25 

The Art o2 Ventriloquism 15 

Our Soys' and Girls 9 Favorite Speaker \ 10 

Educating - the Morse 25 

livery E^ady Iler Own Dressmnke? 20 

Napoleon's Oracuhim and Book of Fate 15 

The Complete Guide to Swimming- and Skating 20 

The Happy Home Songster 20 

The Fireside Songster 20 

Singing Made Easy 20 

Guide to Hunting and Trapping 20 

The Black Art, Fully Exposed and Laid Kare 25 

Magic Trick Cards 25 

Amateur's Guide to Magic and Mystery.." 25 

The American Sphi nx 25 

The Magic Dial 40 

The Dancer's Guide and Ball-i*oom Companion .. 25 

liOTe and Courtship Cards 30 

Leisure Hour Work for E^adies 20 

How to Entertain a Social Party 25 

How to Tal k and Debate 15 

The Model Letter-Writer 15 

How to Behave 15 

The Lover's Companion 25 

Courtship and Marriage 15 

How to Woo and How to Win 15 

The Complete Fortune-Teller and Dream-Book 15 

Old Secrets and New Discoveries 50 

Laughing-Gas, with comic illustration 25 

Salt, Pepper and Mustard— A book of fun 20 

Health Hints 50 

Preserving and Manufacturing Secrets 50 

Secrets for Farmers 30 

The Common-Sense Cook°Book 25 

The Housewife's Treasure c 30 

SSf* If you have not one, send stamp for a catalogue. 

Address FEME JSE. RS£D, 

139 Eighth Street, New York. 



HEALTH HINTS. 



A new book showing how to Acquire and Retain Bodily Symmetry, Health, Vigor, 
and Beauty. Its contents are as follows : Laws of Beauty— Air, Sunshine, Water, 
and Food— Work and Rest— Dress and Ornament— The Hair and its Management- 
Skin and Complexion— the Mouth — The Eyes, liars and Nose— The Neck, Hands, and 
Feet— Growth and Marks that are Enemies of Beauty— Cosmetics and Perfumery. 

Fat People.— It gives ample rules how Corpulency may be Cured— the Fat 
made Lean, Comely and Active. 

Lean People.— It also gives directions, the following of which will enable 
Lean, Angular, Bony or Sharp Visaged People, to be Plump and Rosy Skinned. 

Gray Hair.— It tells how Gray Hair may be Restored to its natural color 
without the aid of Dyes, Restorers, or Pomades. 

Baldness.— It gives ample directions for Restoring Hair on Bald Heads, as well 
as how to stop Failing of the Hair, how to Curl the Hair, etc. 

Beard and Mustache* —It tells what Young Men should do to acquire a 
Fine Silky and Handsome Beard and Mustache. 

Freclcles and Pimples. — It gives full directions for the Cure of Sunburn, 
Freckles, Pimples, Wriukles, Warts, etc., so that they can be entirely removed. 

Cosmetics.— This chapter, among other things, gives an Analysis of Perry's 
Moth and Freckle Lotion, Balm of White Lilies, Hagan's Magnolia Balm, Lairi's 
Bloom of Youth, Phalon's Enamel, Clark's Restorative for the Hair, Chevalier's Life 
for the Hair, Ayer's Hair Vigor, Professor Wood's Hair Restorative, Hair Restorer 
America, Gray's Hair Restorative, Phalon's Vitalia, Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia, 
Mrs. Allen's World's Hair Restorer, Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer, Martha 
Washington Hair Restorative, etc., etc. (no room tor more), showing how the lead, 
etc , in these mixtures cause disease and oftentimes premature death. Mailed for 
50 cents. 



The Management and Care off Infants and Children.— By 

Geo Combe, M.D. This is the best book ever written on the subject, and is one that 
no mother of a family can afford to be without Its usual price in the book stores ig 
$1.50, but it will be mailed — the Idtst and most complete edition— for only 75 cents. 

Address FRANK M. BfcJBEl*, 

139 £igUtn Street, New York, 

LB S '21 



OLD SECRETS AND NEW DISCOVERIES : 

Containing- Information of Rare Valne for AU Classes, in 
all Conditions of Society. 



It tells all about Electrical Psychology , showing how you can biologize any person 
and while under the influence he will do anything you may wkh him, no matter how 
ridiculous it may be, and he cannot help doing it ; also, how to mesmerize— a secret 
that has been sold over and over again for $10 ; how to make a person at a distance 
think of you, and how to charm those you meet and make them love you, whether 
they will or not. 

It tells how to make the wonderful Magic or Invisible Photographs and Spirit 
Pictures ; the Eggs of Pharo's Serpents, which when lighted, though but the size of 
a pea, there issues from it a coiling serpent ; how to perform the Davenport Brothers' 
" Spirit Mysteries " ; how to copy any kind of drawing or picture, and more wonder- 
ful still, to print pictures from the print itself ; how to rr> ake gold and silver from 
block-tin (the least said about which, the better) ; also, how to take impressions from 
coins, and how to imitate gold and silver. 

It tells how to make a horse appear as though he was badly foundered ; to 
make a horse temporarily lame ; how to make him stand by his food and not eat it ; 
how to cure a^horse from the crib or sucking wind ; how to put a young countenance 
on the horse ; how to cover up the heaves ; how to make him appear as if he had the 
glanders ; how to make a true-pulling horse baulk ; how to nerve a horse that is 
lame, etc., etc. These horse secrets are being continually sold at one dollar each. 

It tells how to make a cheap Galvanic Battery ; how to plate and gild without a 
battery ; how to make a candle burn all night ; how to make a clock for 25 cents ; 
how to detect counterfeit money ; how to banish and prevent mosquitoes from 
biting ; how to make yellow butter in winter ; Circassian curling fluid ; Sympathetic 
or Secret Writing Ink ; Cologne Water ; Artificial honey ; Stammering ; how to 
make large noses small ; to cure drunkenness : to copy letters without a press ; to 
obtain fresh blown flowers in winter : to make a good burning candle from lard ; 
and scores of other wonderful things for which there is no room to mention. " Old 
Secrets and New Discoveries " is worth $5 to any person, but it will be mailed to any 
address on receipt of only 50 cents. 

Address FRANK M. REED, 

139 Eighth Street, New Yoric. 



